Crop diseases and pests

Publication date: April 1, 2023

This Restricted-Use Pesticide Record-Keeping Form is for use with MP692, USDA Pesticide Record-Keeping Requirements for Certified Private Applicators of Federally Restricted-Use Pesticides. The revised form includes places to note information ...

Publication date: Feb. 10, 2023

Reviewed by Bradley WilsonDivision of Plant SciencesWhat are cotton seedling diseases and what causes them?Several different, normally harmless, microscopic organisms that live on organic matter in the soil can attack cotton seedling roots in the ...

Publication date: Oct. 26, 2022

Reviewed by Peng TianAssistant Professor, Plant SciencesReviewed by Manoj ChhetriDepartment of HorticultureGeorge S. Smith and Maureen H. O'DayDepartment of EntomologyWilliam ReidKansas State UniversityPecans have been grown for commercial production ...

Publication date: July 18, 2022

Reviewed by Kevin RiceDepartment of Plant SciencesMichael L. Boyd and Wayne C. BaileyState Extension Entomology SpecialistsThe seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen), is an occasional pest of agronomic crops in Missouri. This insect is widely ...

Publication date: July 18, 2022

Revised by Kevin RiceDepartment of Plant SciencesThe European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) was first observed in the United States near Boston in 1917, and by the 1940s it had migrated into Missouri.Description and life cycleThis insect ...

Publication date: July 18, 2022

Reviewed by Kevin RiceDepartment of Plant SciencesFacts at a glanceBlack cutworm is a sporadic pest that attacks seedling plants.Migration of moths (the adult stage) from southern regions is the probable source of infestations that affect crops ...